Hello everyone.
I bought my CX500 back 17 years ago from a family friend while I was a sophomore in college. I ran it for the next 5 years, about 1,000 miles a year. After that it got a lot more sporadic; next five years a total of 1,000 miles. Sadly, it's been sitting now for several years...

I wanted to take the time to say, well, as the title says, hello.
I am the current owner of a 1979 CX500 Deluxe...It runs and rides, even after I started modifying it.
Picked it up about five or six years ago?(things got a bit blurry there for awhile) for $100.00 USD. Ran and rode then too.
I...

Evening guys! I live in Alberta Canada
I'm looking at purchasing my first bike and don't mind working on a project for the summer. The bike I'm currently looking at is the 79 honda cx500, the seller in the ad states that it was his project bike and had ridden it last year, however upon riding...

just bought this thing for 600$, even managed to drive it home. I’m waiting in the mail for a “new” refurbished carb, as well as ignition coils, spark plugs, oil change, diff. fluid change, as well as updating some lights. This is my first bike, but i have ridden a time or two a year mostly...